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Herbert Smith sets out associate pay bands for year ahead
Herbert Smith announced its associate salaries for the year ahead, with increases at a number of levels after the firm froze pay bands in 2011. The firm has made £500 increases at the newly-qualified (NQ), one-year and four-year post-qualification...
25 May 2012 | 13:30
Three Dewey lenders sell off their debt as firm's bankruptcy looms
Three of the major lenders to Dewey & LeBoeuf have sold their debt ahead the ailing US giant’s expected bankruptcy. A source familiar with the matter told the Am Law Daily that three of the four banks that extended Dewey a $100m (£63.7m) line of...
25 May 2012 | 11:59
Freshfields and DLA among firms on UK Coal restructuring
DLA Piper, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer and Squire Sanders have all won roles related to the restructuring of UK Coal as the nation’s only domestic coalminer attempts to ring-fence its assets in a bid to protect profits.
25 May 2012 | 00:04
Olswang, Paul Hastings, Dundas lead on UK shopping centre sale
Olswang, Paul Hastings and Dundas & Wilson have all advised on the £130m sale of the Worcestershire Kingfisher Shopping Centre.
25 May 2012 | 00:00
Shell to appoint line-up of firms to new global litigation panel
Royal Dutch Shell is set to create a global litigation panel following the hire of Fulbright & Jaworski City disputes partner Richard Hill as associate general counsel for its newly-launched in-house disputes group.
25 May 2012 | 00:00
Hogan Lovells and K&L Gates latest to target Australia market
Hogan Lovells and K&L Gates have joined the growing rank of US and transatlantic law firms planning tie-ups in Australia, as interest in the Asia-Pacific region continues to grow. Hogan Lovells is assessing options, with a merger with a mid-tier Au...
25 May 2012 | 00:00 | 1 comment
Olswang among winners on ITV legal panel as two firms come off
ITV has finalised its new legal panel, with Slaughter and May and Olswang among a raft of firms winning spots, while Addleshaw Goddard has come off the roster.
25 May 2012 | 00:00
Davis Polk and Cleary lead on $2.2bn buyout of Danish healthcare company
Davis Polk & Wardwell and Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton’s City arms have taken lead roles on Agilent’s $2.2bn (£1.4bn) acquisition of Danish cancer diagnostics company Dako from private equity house EQT Partners.
25 May 2012 | 00:00
Freshfields tightens exit terms with six months' notice for partners
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has extended its notice period for departing partners from three months to six, following a string of partner exits over the last two years.
25 May 2012 | 00:00
Eversheds promotes nine lawyers to new director role
Eversheds has promoted nine UK lawyers to its newly-created legal director role, with the firm set to roll out the partnership alternative to its international offices next year.
25 May 2012 | 00:00
Pinsents and Travers act on Safestore financing
Pinsent Masons and Travers Smith have lined up on the £425m refinancing of self-storage specialist Safestore.
25 May 2012 | 00:00
China approved for India arbitration work
Hong Kong could be set to challenge Singapore’s dominance as a venue for India-related arbitration after the Indian Government said it will recognise arbitral awards made in mainland China and Hong Kong.
25 May 2012 | 00:00
Weil London team leads on major Israel investment for US industrial company
Weil Gotshal & Manges is among a trio of law firms advising on Access Industries' purchase of a controlling stake in Israel's Clal Industries and Investments (CII), in a deal which values the Tel Aviv-listed holding company at $665m (£423m). The d...
24 May 2012 | 17:29
UK trio join legal line-up as Thai company trumps Shell with £1.2bn Cove bid
Slaughter and May, Linklaters and Simmons & Simmons have become the latest firms to win roles on the billion-pound bidding battle for Cove Energy. Slaughters is advising Thailand’s PTT Exploration and Production (PTTEP), which has topped an earli...
24 May 2012 | 16:41
Nabarro and K&L among advisers as Farepak directors trial gets underway
DAC Beachcroft, Nabarro and K&L Gates are among a legal line-up advising on the trial of a group of Farepak directors over the company’s 2006 collapse, which began in the High Court today (24 May). K&L Gates' London senior partner Michael Johns i...
24 May 2012 | 16:07
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